BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies Dedicated to research and policy advice on the conditions, dynamics and consequences of violent conflicts. 🌍 Worldwide. The Center is headed by a Director.

As an independent, non-profit organization, BICC (Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn – Bonn International Center for Conversion) deals with a wide range of global topics in the field of peace and conflict research. Program Areas
The six following areas form the framework for BICC’s work
• Security—Stakeholders, systems, threats
• Arms—Global trends, exports, control
• Resources and conflict


• Migration, conflicts and security
• Base conversion
• Data and GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
These areas are mutually complementary and enable diverse thematic and methodological synergies. BICC’s Work
BICC’s portfolio includes applied research, advisory services and capacity development. Partners, donors and Clients
BICC receives institutional funding from the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). This funding enables the Center to perform research projects and research-based policy advice with funding from a variety of donors. Other partners, donors and clients are
International and German research institutes; international and German foundations; the United Nations and other international organizations; Federal Ministries such as the German Foreign Office (AA) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and institutions such as the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb); international and German NGOs; international and bilateral organizations in the field of development cooperation. BICC
BICC makes use of its research work to operate as a think tank, offer (policy) advisory services, and help develop capacity. BICC collects and publishes information, brings out expert reports and other publications, and thus offers its services to NGOs, governments, private organizations, research institutes and universities as well as to the interested public. BICC is co-editor of the annual “Friedensgutachten” (Peace Report) and of a series of international research publications (Sustainable Peace and Global Security Governance). BICC organizes regular exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and discussions with experts. The Center sets out to make more people aware of its central topics through its public relations work. BICC was founded as a non-profit limited company in 1994 with the support of the Land of NRW. Shareholders are the State of NRW and Brandenburg. The Center’s governing bodies are the Supervisory Board, the Board of Trustees and the International Board.

In Kilosa, central Tanzania, local peace committees have helped rebuild peaceful relations between pastoralist and farmi...
03/09/2026

In Kilosa, central Tanzania, local peace committees have helped rebuild peaceful relations between pastoralist and farming communities after decades of violent conflict. Their experience shows how inclusive, community-based committees can prevent everyday disputes over land, water, and livestock from escalating. It also raises a difficult question: Can these mechanisms remain effective if the economic conditions supporting them disappear?

Read the full article on Peace News.
➡️ https://shorturl.at/vbbor

Co-written by Conrad Schetter, Director of bicc.

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02/09/2026

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (bicc): Research. Policy advice. Capacity development.
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Niger's political crisis continues to unfold. In an interview with various international media bicc Senior Researcher Yv...
01/09/2026

Niger's political crisis continues to unfold. In an interview with various international media bicc Senior Researcher Yvan Guichaoua explains what we know about the coup attempt that occurred in Niger last Saturday and discusses the consequences for the incumbent military regime, which, even if victorious thanks to the Russian intervention, now faces more internal challenges.
Find the articles here:
📌 Rival factions stand off in Niger capital after mutineers attack airport, presidency — https://shorturl.at/lv8Fi (Reuters)
📌 Niger says mutinying soldiers launched coup attempt — https://shorturl.at/contH (Financial Times)
📌 Niger regains control of military base after coup attempt: https://shorturl.at/B8Im1 (Financial Times)
More interviews on the topic you can find here:
📌 Niger: «les Russes ont sauvé la mise, ou en tout cas permis de circonscrire cette tentative de putsch» — https://shorturl.at/n4kqa (rfi, in French)
📌 Niger: Retour sur la tentative de coup d’État— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdUHOHtqCWc (TV5 Monde, in French)

Wir suchen Verstärkung!Du willst dazu beitragen, dass geflüchtete Jugendliche in Deutschland Zugehörigkeit und demokrati...
01/09/2026

Wir suchen Verstärkung!
Du willst dazu beitragen, dass geflüchtete Jugendliche in Deutschland Zugehörigkeit und demokratische Teilhabe erfahren? Für unser Projekt „Jugend am Scheideweg: Marginalisierung und Mainstream in der politischen Sozialisation von geflüchteten Jugendlichen in Deutschland" (MAPS) suchen wir einen Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) in Vollzeit.
Du führst qualitative Feldforschung in fünf deutschen Städten durch, analysierst die Daten mit MAXQDA und entwickelst gemeinsam mit uns Handlungsempfehlungen für Politik, Kommunen und Präventionsarbeit. Start ist der 1. Oktober 2026, die Stelle ist bis September 2029 befristet (EG 13 TV-L, Bonn).

Interesse an Migration, politischer Partizipation und Radikalisierungsprävention? Dann bewirb Dich jetzt!

Mehr Infos hier ➡️ https://shorturl.at/N8Ken
Bewerbungsschluss ist der 20. September 2026.

Registration deadline extended: Sign up by September 8.The Annual Conference of the North Rhine-Westphalia Network for P...
31/08/2026

Registration deadline extended: Sign up by September 8.

The Annual Conference of the North Rhine-Westphalia Network for Peace and Conflict Research will take place at the University of Bonn on September 14.

Under the theme "NRW: Between Rearmament and Internal Peace", the conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss current challenges in peace and conflict research and explore perspectives for peace, security, and social cohesion. The event also gives an opportunity to peace and conflict scholars across NRW to connect and exchange thoughts on current research and emerging challenges.
bicc is looking forward to participating in this year's conference and engaging in discussions with colleagues from academia, policy, and practice.

Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ddRl8

Working in sustainable partnerships based on trust, diversity and respect is key to our work at BICC - Bonn Internationa...
28/08/2026

Working in sustainable partnerships based on trust, diversity and respect is key to our work at BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies!

This is why we are immensely happy to welcome our partners for a two-day partners’ meeting at bicc in Bonn, Germany:
- Dr Georges Djohy from the University of Parakou in Benin
- Prof Adama Ousmanou from Université de Maroua in Cameroon
- Prof Abubakar Abdullahi from Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Nigeria
- Mr Mustapha Alhassan, independent researcher consultant from Nigeria

The project, ‘Breaking Patterns of Armed Violence—Preventing Recruitment and Supporting Exit from Armed Groups in Africa’, funded by the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office Germany), is implemented in close partnership with the African Union and the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office.

The meeting on 27th and 28th of August allows our institutions to exchange research insights, create new connections between researchers and projects at bicc, discuss joint publications, deepen discussions on findings within our current project and discuss opportunities for future projects and joint research proposal development.

We highly value these exchanges and have benefited greatly from them—through deepening our understanding that long-term cooperation is a recipe for success, strengthening our collaborative insights and enhancing the impact of our engagements.

In this new peacebit, bicc researcher Clara Schmitz-Pranghe, together with Dilek Üstünalan and Albina Ujkanović, examine...
23/08/2026

In this new peacebit, bicc researcher Clara Schmitz-Pranghe, together with Dilek Üstünalan and Albina Ujkanović, examines various dimensions of return and belonging among people from the Sandžak, a historical border region between Serbia and Montenegro.

Read the full peacebit ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mvInU

This article on the governance of internal displacement in post-conflict Iraq is grounded in data from the RE-MIG projec...
22/08/2026

This article on the governance of internal displacement in post-conflict Iraq is grounded in data from the RE-MIG project, drawing on years of empirical research and more than 160 interviews. It focuses on how shifting power relations between Baghdad, the KRG, non-state actors, and international donors shape camp closures, (non-)return and the vulnerabilities faced by displaced populations. The authors — Soner Barthoma, Osman Bahadir Dinçer (bicc) and Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek (bicc), Katja Mielke (bicc) — draw on assemblage thinking as a framework for understanding governance in fragmented political spaces.

➡️ Read the full article here
🔗https://shorturl.at/zN4nI

Today, 21 August, we mark the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism—a day to reflect ...
21/08/2026

Today, 21 August, we mark the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism—a day to reflect on the human stories behind conflict, violence and their lasting impacts.

In our new episode of ‘The Sahel Untold’, we explore the conflict in northwest Nigeria through the story of Usman, a Fulani man whose identity became a target in a landscape shaped by violence, stigma and political narratives.

Once a traditional herder living a quiet life, Usman’s world changed when armed violence reached his community. Caught between state responses, insurgent groups and deep-rooted societal tensions, he spent a year imprisoned without having committed a crime.

Listen to the latest episode -> https://shorturl.at/lqG9z

The podcast is developed within a joint project by the African Union, the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies.

Africa's lithium rush is accelerating in regions where governance is fragile and armed groups are adapting faster than t...
20/08/2026

Africa's lithium rush is accelerating in regions where governance is fragile and armed groups are adapting faster than the state — with extraction risking deeper insecurity rather than development. bicc Senior Researcher Oyewole Oginni joined News Central TV as an analyst to discuss this development .

➡️Watch the full analysis on the Sahel conflict and Nigeria's mining crisis.
🔗https://shorturl.at/FS9F2


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